B.A. in Interpretation
The BA program focuses on face-to-face, interactive, community interpreting, and thus a dialogic approach to interpreting. Students apply for admission to the BA in Interpretation major as freshmen or after acceptance to Gallaudet University as a transfer student. The students may transfer their interpreting course(s) from another college if they have the grade of B or better, and approved by Gallaudet University Registrar Office. Refer to the department page for details on Requirements for Admission to a Major in Interpretation. If an applicant has at least 56 transfer credits from other college or university, GSR 110 will be waived.
All applicants must have a score of 3 or higher on the ASL Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) to be accepted into the program. They will then be eligible to enroll in INT 325 and higher levels of INT courses.
To continue in the program, students are required to maintain a B or higher in all INT courses required for the BA in Interpretation major.
Students are required to provide evidence of having registered to take the RID's National Interpreter Certification Knowledge written exam or RID's Certified Deaf Interpreter written exam by December 1st during their last academic year in the Interpretation program. For the BAI Program of Study, please refer to below and the BAI Program Outcomes.
Summary of Requirements
| |
2023-2024 |
| Core Curriculum |
43 |
| Pre-Major Courses |
13 |
| Major and Related Courses |
39 |
| Free Elective Courses |
25 |
| TOTAL |
120 |
Required pre-major courses 13 credits
| BIO 105 | Introduction to Human Biology | 4 |
| INT 101 | Intro to Interpreting | 3 |
| INT 223 | Interactive Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| LIN 101 | Sign Language & Sign Systems | 3 |
Required major courses 33 credits
| INT 325 | Fundamentals of Interpreting | 3 |
| INT 340 | Interpreting Interaction: Translation and Consecutive Interpretation | 3 |
| INT 344 | Interpreting Interaction: Medical | 3 |
| INT 346 | Field Experience I: Discourse and Application | 3 |
| INT 443 | Interpreting Interaction: Education | 3 |
| INT 453 | Interpreting Interaction: Business-Government | 3 |
| INT 455 | Field Experience II: Practicum | 3 |
| INT 492 | Senior Seminar Project | 3 |
| INT 494 | Field Experience III: Senior Internship | 9 |
Required related courses 6 credits
| DST 311 | Dynamics of Oppression | 3 |
| LIN 263 | Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language | 3 |
Recommended elective courses
| ASL 270 | ASL and English: Comparative Analysis | 3 |
| BIO 203 | Anatomy and Physiology for Human Service Majors | 4 |
| BUS 211 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| COM 290 | Public Presentations | 3 |
| DST 204 | Deaf Culture | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Introduction to Education and Teaching | 3 |
| INT 501 | ASL and English Translation: Skills Development I | 3 |
| INT 502 | ASL and English Translation: Skills Development II | 3 |
| INT 503 | DeafBlind Interpreting I | 3 |
| INT 504 | DeafBlind Interpreting II | 3 |
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Interpretation Program apply academic, professional, and world knowledge to the choices and decisions they make while interpreting.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program demonstrate an understanding of multi-cultural approaches to the work of interpretation and are able to demonstrate effective bi-lingual and bi-cultural practices within their work and with diverse populations.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program assess and analyze their own competencies for interpreting in relation to a variety of interpreting settings and in relation to a variety of participants in interpreted interactions.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program effectively interpret face-to-face encounters in dialogic/one-on-one and small group settings with a variety of participants.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program apply professional standards, practices, and ethics, not limited to the tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct, to their work.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program effectively conduct a small research project on topics related to interpretation.
Graduates of the Interpretation Program demonstrate professional boundaries with consumers, with respect and tact.